Presses - Past, Present, and Future.

The major advances made in the past 15 years in the technology of sheetfed, commercial web, and newspaper presses will be reviewed. The aim of each advance, increased productivity, increased quality, or both, will be noted so as to characterize the primary driving force behind press improvements. This history, together with the current status of press technology will be used to provide the basis for forecasting the most likely makeup of presses in the post-millennium.